Reliance on tax breaks hits Puerto Rico economy
But the entrepreneurial spirit in the US territory lives on despite its descent into the largest municipal debt crisis in American history
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
PRUDO Jimenez was born on a sugar farm here in 1941, when agriculture ruled Puerto Rico's economy. He grew up to be a supervisor for drug maker Syntex in the 1960s, after US manufacturers came in droves, seeking a tax haven.
The peppy 75-year-old personifies an economic development movement designed to transform a generation from poor farmers to industry leaders. Yet when Mr Jimenez started his own venture, a horse breeding operation, he couldn't make it work.
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